BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18640, 18 December 1928, Page 6

BOWLING.

DOMINION TOURNEY. ENTRIES FROM AUSTRALIA. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON*, December 17. The Dominion Bowling Association received 602 entries for the championship tournament, the entries being rinks 126: pairs 220; singles 256. Included are 116 entries from Australia as follows. Rinks, 16; pairs, 32; singles, 68. CHRISTCHURCH CENTRE. The monthly meeting of the Christchurch Bowling Centre was held last evening. Present—Messrs J. D. Colville (chairman), 11. F. Barnett, C. Piper, H. B. Oakey, F\ J. Good, G. Pilkington, J. L. Morgan. T. Rose, T. G. Fox, H. Firman. C. J. Morrison, P. Buck, M. Evans. D. B. Wilson. J. Brackenridge, A. C. Truman. G. W. C. Smithson. F. K. Barrett, W. Efford, JS. W. Ta; lor, G. Bilcliff, E. L. M’Keon, H. Burson. W. Raphael, A. Dickson. A. C. Holmes, W. Archbold and E. W. Wade (hon secretary). The. chairman extended a welcome to Mr Rose, who has recently returned from England. Correspondence was received in connection with the coming visit from a Melbourne team. The secretary said that the two rinks would leave Melbourne on December 19 and arrive at the Bluff about December 23. It was not yet known when the Melbourne players would arrive in Christchurch. It was understood that the here would be for only two da A*letter from the Akaroa Club with regard to the appointment of a delegate was referred to the executive. Mr Smithson said that he was a member of both the Sumner and Christchurch Clubs, and by representing both J he was keeping a good delegate out. •• The rule is certainly framed to discourage a man belonging to two clubs/ said (he chairman. The Kaiapoi Working Men s , Club wrote for permission to hold a tournament on December 13 and a further tour- , li-tment on January 1 and 2. The secretarv said that he had given the club permission for the tournament on December 13. Rain had caused a postponement, and the tournament would be held next Thursday. He had informed the club that it should not prepare posters for the New Year , A member said that the Llnwood Club was holding a tournament on January 1 Hi Good said that the Kaiapoi Club l, issued its circulars a fortnight agj.

The club had not been granted permission and had acted without authority. •• The club should certainly be reprimanded.” said the chairman. The application for the New 1 ear tournament was granted, and the seeretarv’s action in permitting the evening tournament to he held was ratified. On the chairman’s suggestion it was decided to write to the Kaiapoi Club notnting out that the centre s permission must be granted before circular* were issued for a tournament. The South Canterbury c entre >\iote thanking the centre for its hospitality to the team which recently played In Christchurch. Accounts totalling £39 los id were passed for payment. . ... “I might tell you gentlemen, no money in the bank. I wish you would hurry up some of your clubs, said the Hn overdraft," suggested one mein her. amid laughter. The Match * *°"Vtioris* were well** in hand^Sueeesstul' matches had been played with the Justices off the J >p ace Assoeiation and the South l anterbury Centre but the Town v. Country match was affected by rain. Two matches had not been played on Saturday, and the committee had arranged the following dates: —Sydenham v. Rangiora, December 22: Kdgeware v. Kaiapoi. December 22: Christchurch v. Rangiora, December 29. received The chairman‘announced that no centre meeting would be held in January. It was decided to forward an in vitalion to the North Otago Centre to send a team of not fewer than four rinks to Christchurch. “ AVn ha ve extended invitations in the past, but the train arrangements necesitate two days being spent on the visit,” said Mr Good. “We should invite country’ clubs to play matches with the town clubs, and thus help to foster a good spirit between the town and country* clubs.” It was decided to attempt to arrange an annual match with the West Coast Centre. It was pointed out that many for’ the tournament held there in FebruThe executive was appointed to make arrangements for the Wellington match to be held in February, and for the Otago match to be held at a later date. A motion of thanks was passed to Mr T. G. Fox for arranging the musical programme at the smoke concert given to the South Canterbury team. A motion that a four-rink championship be held for the rest of the season, th« matches to be home-and-home games i» be played in the evenings, was lost. An amendment by Mr Good that the proposal be considered for next year and that the Match Committee draw’ up rules and conditions for the competition was carried.